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William Brereton III 1520 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 September 1559

Death Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Brereton

Mother: Anne Booth

Spouse(s): Jane Warburton

Children(s): Lady Brereton

William Brereton III was born in 1520 in Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William IV Brereton and Anne Booth. William Brereton III married Jane Warburton, and had children including Lady Mary Elisabeth "the Younger" of Brereton. William Brereton III passed away in 1559 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Brereton III was born in 1520 in Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William IV Brereton and Anne Booth.
  • William Brereton III married Jane Warburton, and had children including Lady Mary Elisabeth "the Younger" of Brereton.
  • William Brereton III passed away in 1559 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William III's Ancestors

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William III
1520 – 1559
Birth Place: Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William IV Brereton
1506 – 1534
Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Anne Booth
1508 – 1551
Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Brereton
1473 – 1541
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice ((Savage)) Brereton
1472 – 1506
Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ellen) Montgomery
1475 – 1526
Throwley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
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William III's Descendants

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William (Brereton) III (1520 – 4 September 1559) m. Jane Warburton (1525 – 2 March 1637)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elisabeth "the Younger" of) Brereton (1558 – 10 Jul 1627) m. Alexander Barlow (28 June 1557 – 20 April 1620)
    1. 1. Alexander Barlow (1579 – 6 July 1642)
    2. 2. Edmund Barlow (1580 – 25 December 1595)
    3. 3. Margaret Barlow (16 September 1581 – 1625)
    4. 4. George (Thomas) Barlow (14 March 1582 – 1684)
    5. 5. Rudesland Barlowe (1583 – 1656)
    6. 6. George Barlow (4 March 1583 – )
    7. 7. William Barlow (1584 – 1609)
    8. 8. Ambrose (Edward) Barlow (10 November 1585 – 10 September 1641)
    9. 9. Edward Barlow (30 November 1585 – )
    10. 10. Elizabeth Barlow (1587 – 1587)
    11. 11. Edmond Barlow (1588 – 25 December 1596)
    12. 12. Jane Barlow (1589 – )
    13. 13. Robert Barlow (1591 – 1620)
    14. 14. Fraunces Barlow (1592 – )
    15. 15. Fraunces Barlow (1592 – )
    16. 16. Katteren Barlow (1594 – )
    17. 17. Mary Barlow (1596 – 26 December 1637)
    18. 18. Elizabeth Barlow (1597 – )
    19. 19. Thomas Barlow (1598 – 1661)
    20. 20. Edward Barlow (1600 – )
    21. 21. John Barlow (5 Jul 1600 – 1674) m. Ann Ward (1604 – 25 February 1684)
      1. 1. Master (Barlow) Infant (1616 – 1618)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ward) Barlow (1620 – 13 August 1686) m. Daniel (Barker) Frost (17 January 1612 – 23 February 1682)
        1. 1. Sarah Frost (1646 – 27 Feb 1699) m. Samuel (Garfield) Smith (1636 – 21 March 1698)
      3. 3. Edmund Barlow (1 October 1626 – 19 December 1697)
      4. 4. Deborah Barlow (14 November 1627 – 1700)
      5. 5. Anne Barlow (1628 – 17 October 1632)
      6. 6. Ruth Barlow (1630 – )
      7. 7. John (Barlow,) Jr. (1630 – 6 March 1691)
      8. 8. Isabella Barlow (1632 – 17 February 1698)
      9. 9. Martha Barlow (1632 – 27 March 1698)
    22. 22. William Barlow (1603 – )

William III's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Brereton III in Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
4 September 1559
Age 39
Death of William Brereton III in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1559
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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